Combined sheet and envelope



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The present invention relates to a combined letter sheet or bill andenvelope and more particularly to such devices wherein a single sheet ofwriting paper is conveniently folded and sealed for transmission throughthe mail and which is capable of transferring the name and address ofthe addressee upon the envelope portion of the sheet simultaneously withthe writing or printing of the same upon the letter or bill portionthereof in order to avoid mistakes which often occur in sepa ratelycopying the name and address upon the envelope from the letter sheet orbill and likewise save time and labor compared with that required whenusing the ordinary separate envelope and writing sheets.

Amongst the primary desiderata of the invention is the provision of aself contained letter sheet or bill head and envelope whereby the nameand address of the addressee will be properly positioned upon theenvelope sinuiltaneously with the writing orv printing of the name andaddress of the addressee upon the letter sheet or bill head.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined writing sheetand en.- velope formed of a single sheet of paper which. may be readilyand conveniently folded and sealed for transmitting through the mailsand when so folded and sealed will have the appearance of an ordinaryenvelope with the name of the addressee placed thereon in the usual andproper position.

In order that the invention and its mode of operation may be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains, I have inthe accompanying illustrative drawings and in the detailed followingdescrip-.

tion based thereupon, set out one possible embodiment of the invention.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a combined bill head and envelope madein accordance with the present invention when folded and sealed havingportions thereof broken away.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the bill head having the envelopeportion thereof folded in position for transferring the name and addressof the addressee upon the envelope also showing the position of themanifold PATENT FFEQE Serial No. 264,031.

sheets and copies and having portions thereof broken away,

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on the line of Figure 1 in thedirection of the arrow point-s,

Figure at is a horizontal section taken on the line 4-4; of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view of the device with its manifoldcopies when in the position as shown in F igure 2,

Figure 6 is a similar view with the manifold copies removed, and

Figure 7 is a plan view of the blank when used as a combined lettersheet and envelope.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings whereinlike and corresponding parts are designated by similar referencecharacters throughout, the com-v bined letter sheet or bill head andenvelope is formed from a single sheet of paper 1 comprising a writingsection 2 and envelope section 3 and a flap" section 4.

The writing section 2 may have upon one face thereof suitable rulingsfor containing a statement of account as is illustrated in Figure 2 orit may be a ruled or blank writing sheet as disclosed in Figure 7 and ofcourse, this section of the sheet may be of any length as required forthe communication written or printed thereon or as preference maydietate. This section maybe scored, weakened or provided with foldinglines 4, dividing the same into a central body section 5 and two wingsections 6. Written, printed or otherwise placed upon the section 2 isthe name, address or business of the addressor or persons who desire toconvey the communication or statement upon the sheet or section 2 and isplaced in the space indicated by the numeral 7. Another space 8 isprovided upon the sheet 2 for the name and address of the party to whomthe statement is to be forwarded and this name and address is to appearas the addressee upon the envelope.

The envelope section 3 is of a width corresponding to the central bodysection 5 of the letter sheet and its outer face 9 or the side reverseto that shown in Figure 7 is to have copied thereon the name and address10 of the addressee which corresponds to and is an exact copy of, thematter Written or printed in the space 8 of the sheet 2. This envelopesection 3 is connected to the sheet 2 along the perforated line 11whereby the addressee may sever the envelope section from the sheet 2 ifhe desires, after receiving the communication.

The flap section t is connected. to the en velope section along thescored or folding line 12 and is coated with an adhesive substance asindicated by the broken line shading as at 13 for the purpose of sealingthe letter or statement as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In order that the name and address as written or printed within thespace 8 of the letter sheet may be transferred within the space 10 ofthe envelope section, the outer face or reverse side of the letter sheetto that shown in Figure '5 is coated with a carbon solution or otherpreparation suitable to produce a transfer of matter written orimprinted in the space 8 upon the space 10 of the envelope or the usualcarbon paper may be employed as is indicated by the numeral 14. inFigure (3. This carbonized portion 13 of the letter sheet need onlyequal the area portion 8 of the let ter sheet.

When it is desired to m ahe manifold copies of the matter written uponthe letter sheet or bill form separable letter sheets 15 may be placedin back of the letter sheet or bill form and a sheet of carbon paper 16placed therebetween as is shown in Figures 2 and 5 of the drawings. Inmaking such carbon copies the back of the sheet 15 should either becarbonized or a piece of carbon paper 17 placed in back thereof orbetween the last sheet 15 provided more than one manifold copy isrequired and the envelope section 3 so that the name and address printedwithin the space 8 of the letter sheet will be transferred to the space10 of the envelope.

Each combined letter sheet or bill form and envelope comprises a singlesheet of paper 1 and before being used is spread out in blank formsubstantially as that illustrated in Figure 7 and the proprietors nameand address is preferably printed or otherwise placed within the space 7thereof. Before writing the communication upon the sheet 2 the envelopesection 3 is bent upon the perforatec line 11 and turned backwardlyuntil it assumes the position as shown in Figure 6. If manifold copiesare desired the same together with the carbon paper is then placedbetween the sections 2 and 3 in the manner as illustrated in Figures 2and 5 of the drawings. The name and address of the addressee is thenplaced within the space 8 from where it will be transferred to themanifold sheet 15 and the envelope section. The matter to be conveyedeither in bill form or letter may then be written upon the sheet 2 andcopies thereof will only be transferred to the sheet 15 which lattertogether with the carbon paper should be removed before mailin To foldthe sheet in the form of an envelope the wing sections 6 are firstfolded inwardly in the manner as is illustrated at the right of Figure 7and the section is then folded upon the line- 18. The envelope section.which has been previously folded to the back of the section 2 is nowfolded upon the line 11 in a reverse direction or until it extends overthe folded section 2 and it is now bent to the back of the foldedsection 2 in the manner as best illustrated in the Figure 3. Theadhesive coating 13 is then dampened and pressed against the back of thefolded section 2 whereat the envelope will be sealed and now ready forstamping and mailing.

From a. consideration of Figure 1 it will be noted that when the sheetis folded in envelope form it will have the appearance of an ordinaryenvelope without any flap or other sealing means upon the face thereof.The addressees name will also appear upon the proper place of the faceof the envelope section leaving ample space at the upper left handcorner for the usual senders name and return address as well as space atthe upper right hand corner forthe stamps.

The line 12 between the flap 4: and envelope section 3 may be perforatedso that the addressee may tear the envelope along this line 12 andreadily unfold the letter sheet or bill form.

ltlanifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerablemodification and such modification as is within the scope of my claims,I consider within the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

An address duplicating combined sheet and envelope comprising a singlesheet of paper having parallel transverse fold lines producing a writingsection, an envelope section and a flap section, the writing sectionbeing of greater width than the envelope section and having a centralbody portion of the same width as the envelope section and two wingedsections projecting from the opposite sides of said central bodysection, the writing section having an appropriately designated spaceupon one face thereof for the addressees name and address and a coatingof transfer material arranged upon the opposite face thereof over theappropriately designated space for the addressees name and address,only, whereby the reproduction of an impression of the matter writtenwithin said space for the addressecs name and address may be effected;the envelope and flap sections being capable of being bent upon thetransverse fold line between the writing section and the envelopesection whereby the envelope and flap sections may lie parallel with thewriting section and the matter written within the appropriatelydesignated space for the addressees name and address may be transferredto a corresponding appropriately designated space on the envelopesection; the Wing sections of said Writing section adapted 5 to befolded thereon whereby said envelope section being folded upon thetransverse fold line between the Writing and envelope sections, extendscompletely over one face of the so folded writing section and sealed tothe opposite face of the folded Writing section over which face theenvelope section extends. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set myhand.

HJALMAR S. PEDERSEN.

